In honour of her achievement Janet was invited to a reception in London, where she received congratulations and bottles of wine from her boss Frank van der Post.

She said: “Over 17 years at Manchester I have got to know so many of our regular customers.

“I do try and help them where I can but I think the most important thing is to greet them with a genuine smile and their name. It’s a pleasure doing what I do but it’s always nice to get official recognition and I’m very grateful to them.”